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The 14th January 2017 sees the start of the 31st African Cup of Nations. Originally scheduled to be held in Libya, the tournament has been moved due to unrest and military action, to the West African state of Gabon.

The matches will be shared between four venues - two existing stadia in Franceville, and the capital Libreville - both built for the 2012 ACN, and in two new grounds currently being constructed by Shanghai Construction, in Port Gentil and Oyem. On the assumption that the new stadia are completed on time, the venues look impressive. Less adequate are
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It's been asked on Twitter numerous times already - "How much will Arsenal tickets be?"

Paul Barber has gone on record previously to state that chairman Tony Bloom would not ramp up ticket prices on occasion of 'glamour' fixtures at the Amex, so there is no reason to believe that there will be ticket
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On January 26th 2013 Arsene Wenger brought his Premier League stars to face Gus Poyet's play-off chasing team. It was a thrilling tie: Olivier Giroud twice gave Arsenal the lead, with the Albion levelling through Ashley Barnes and Leonardo Ulloa, the latter playing in his debut.The Brighton team that day included the now departed
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After Saturday's smash-and-grab win at Brentford, the Albion will be ball number 21 in the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup - the sixth consecutive season we have reached this stage of the competition.

The draw will be televised live on BBC1 at 7:30pm on Monday night, ahead of the AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool third round tie.

It has taken a Premier League team to knock us out on each of the previous five years, with Hull City putting paid to Oscar Garcia's side in a fifth round replay last season,
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Albion's lucky run continued tonight as both Derby and Sheffield Wednesday delivered the desired results to put the icing on the cake that was baked at Craven Cottage last night, and ensures currently managerless Albion enter 2015 outside the Championship drop zone.

Reports indicate someone purporting to represent the Albion has been in contact with Swindon Town chairman Lee Power regarding the man who has steered Swindon into League One promotion contention, receiving plaudits for the attractive style of football his side has been playing.

Much has been made of the Albion's on-pitch ability to switch to 'Plan B'. Something different to the regular approach, perhaps considered when opponents are proving tricky to break down or, as with Greg Halford's long throws on Boxing Day, when the game is being chased.

In his managerial appointments to date Albion chairman Tony Bloom has shown a very clear preference - his 'Plan A' if you will.
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